Irritate the airlines and ATC? Maybe/maybe not who cares! When I fly around VFR (for fun) I always make an all stations call on the area VHF if I believe its applicable regardless of what ATC and the IFR pilots think (I hold a current IFR rating). As Creamie indicated, if this new rule gets people wound up they are loosing sight of the big picture. Could be fun and games for some when all the new rules are rolled out........